Erin Fitzpatrick studied at Maryland Institute College of Art and is a well-known figurative artist. Especially in the Baltimore area where most of her subjects come from. While some of her favorite artists are Fairfield Porter and Alex Katz who created figurative work , ...
Published: November 3, 2011
Jennifer Tam is a contemporary artist who is influenced by the Peking Opera. She said in the interview I conducted with her, that the Peking Opera intermarries the visual arts with the performing arts and in being Chinese she feels very attracted and inspired ...
Published: October 3, 2011
What is Art? Ask anyone this simple question and see how many unique answers you will get. I had the opportunity to interview self-taught artist, Monroe Reeves from Baltimore, Maryland on his insights concerning art. With such a broad question, Monroe responded passionately. “Art is ...
Published: August 7, 2011
Nancelia (Espi) Frazier, visual artist originally from Chicago inspires me.. She’s been a Baltimore City resident for 17 years and during that time has successfully attending many different colleges (MICA; Art Institute, Chicago) . She has obtaining her bachelors and later her masters in fine ...
Published: July 27, 2011
“Art is in my heart and soul; it is something I will always do, so making a living out of it that is just a bonus.” says artist Jenny Campbell As a young child she recalls her creative mother who helped develop her artistic vision. ...
Published: July 5, 2011
I had the pleasure of inteviewing local artist Adam Estes about his work and influences. I had no preconceived notions of what kind of person he would be, but he is a truly fantastic man. His artwork consists of abstract creatures and brilliant collaborations of ...
Published: July 1, 2011
Nicole Buckingham is a Baltimore artist who creates figuratively symbolic “puzzles”1, blending together her own imaginary world with a raw global human experience. She recently exhibited her work in Rendering a Narrative: Imagination and Allegory in the Gormley Gallery at The ...
Published: June 27, 2011
Recently, I spent an afternoon walking through the neighborhood of Old City in Philadelphia. Immediately after stepping foot in this neighborhood, you feel the influence of a generation of artists, who in the nineteen seventies began to transform the neighborhood into a thriving arts district. ...
Published: June 19, 2011
Gina Pierleoni started out our interview by telling me a little bit about her background. She was five years old when she became interested in art. She had an older cousin who was an artist when she was younger. He was ...
Published: June 12, 2011
The subject matter of Magnolia Laurie's work derives from her experiences— such as traveling, reading, her childhood, and world events. While she is heavily influenced by other artists, she was fifteen before she first viewed art in a museum setting. Before this point, her ...
Published: June 11, 2011